Munster Councilman Gets Continuance No. 8 in OWI with Injury Case

May 15, 2017-Munster town councilman John Reed received another continuance in his pending operating while intoxicated case. Reed was allegedly intoxicated on July 19, 2016 when he rear ended another vehicle causing unknown injuries to two occcupants. According to a police report filed in the matter, Reed slurred his speech, failed field sobriety tests, and registered .13 on a breath alcohol test.

The case is pending in Hammond City Court, which is where RDA Board Member Randy Palmateer received a plea agreement dismissing his operating while intoxicated charge in favor of a reckless driving plea. The plea agreement was the second time Palmateer had been charged in less than five years and would have been a felony if both cases had resulted in convictions. Palmateer was reappointed to the RDA after it was learned that he received favorable treatment in the two cases.

You can view the online docket below:

CM H04 – HA City Ct. (45H04-1607-CM-00964)
State of Indiana JOHN REED vs.